Planning

Freight Handling Facility (FHF) procurement at RAF Brize Norton - Early Market Engagement and Request for Information (RFI)

MINISTRY OF DEFENCE

This public procurement record has 4 releases in its history.

Planning

14 Dec 2022 at 09:23

Planning

14 Dec 2022 at 08:16

Planning

14 Dec 2022 at 08:15

Planning

13 Dec 2022 at 16:29

Summary of the contracting process

The Ministry of Defence is planning a Freight Handling Facility procurement at RAF Brize Norton. The procurement stage is currently in the planning phase. The engagement for this procurement ends on 9th January 2023. The aim of this early market engagement is to assess potential procurement options. Early Market Engagement Sessions will be held from 17th to 19th January 2023. The procurement opportunity falls under the industry category of construction work.

This tender for the Freight Handling Facility at RAF Brize Norton presents opportunities for businesses involved in construction, logistics, and infrastructure development. Small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) are well-suited to compete in the early market engagement phase. Interested parties should take note of the key dates, including the closure of responses on 9th January 2023. The Ministry of Defence, as the contracting authority, aims to modernize its facilities to meet the future demands of the Armed Forces, ensuring compliance with regulations and enhancing security measures.

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Notice Title

Freight Handling Facility (FHF) procurement at RAF Brize Norton - Early Market Engagement and Request for Information (RFI)

Notice Description

The UK Ministry of Defence (MOD) is issuing this Request For Information (RFI), without call for competition and without commitment, to invite companies to participate in the Early Market Engagement phase of the procurement of a new Freight Handling Facility at RAF Brize Norton - by completing the linked RFI. The detail regarding the approach and requirements associated with Early Market Engagement is contained within the attachments to this notice and can be found on the DSP: 1. Request For Information (RFI) Summary Note for the Freight Handling Facility (FHF) at RAF Brize Norton, 2. Requirement Summary Document for the Freight Handling Facility (FHF) at RAF Brize Norton. The RFI document itself can be found by clicking "View DSP Opportunities" at: https://www.contracts.mod.uk/web/login.html under the title: "706234451 - 20221209 - Freight Handling Facility - RFI". Information requested : To ensure future Defence capability is maintained the Authority is embarking on a modernisation agenda, informed by industry, to ensure that it is resourced and configured to support the future needs of the Armed Forces. The new FHF has been identified as a particularly important part of this modernisation agenda, replacing the original facilities and to enable Brize Norton to meet the high demand signal set by Defence Strategic Direction (DSD). The new FHF should be in full compliance with military and civilian regulations including CAA, NASP, IATA and HMRC (full list will be provided during the procurement stage), both information and physical security, within a secure and safe environment, through an integrated infrastructure and material handling equipment solution. To enable this a series of Early Market Engagement Sessions will be held from 17th - 19th January 2023. The aim of the Early Market Engagement is to gain an understanding of the market view around potential procurement options, and to further facilitate an informed approach to the development of a procurement strategy by assessing the advantages and disadvantages of various options. To facilitate this the Authority has created an RFI document with an overview of the requirement and the potential contractual approaches. The RFI also contains a range of questions that the Authority invites all interested parties to complete to further understand the feasibility of the proposed approach - for full information on the structure and requirements of this Early Market Engagement, please see the following: - Request For Information (RFI) Summary Note for the Freight Handling Facility (FHF) at RAF Brize Norton - Requirement Summary Document for the Freight Handling Facility (FHF) at RAF Brize Norton Total value: PS60,000,000 - PS90,000,000 The Authority PoCs: - Sqn Ldr, Martyn Donald Martyn.Donald712@mod.gov.uk - Rashmi Bhatt Rashmi.Bhatt100@mod.gov.uk The RFI will close to responses at 18:00 (GMT) on 9th January 2023 Additional information: In issuing this RFI, the MOD is not committing to conduct any procurement / or calling a competition in relation to the new FHF at Brize Norton. Equally, non-participation in this Early Market Engagement will not be taken into account in any future procurement activities and will not preclude any organisation from submitting a tender in any future competitions.

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-b5fd17-91dda8ee-3d1a-42f7-9bfd-99fdeaf7b5a8
Publication Source
Contracts Finder
Latest Notice
https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/c3d43cd8-17b7-49c7-816a-6c97bf2ef759
Current Stage
Planning
All Stages
Planning

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
Market Engagement Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Not specified
Procurement Method
Not Specified
Procurement Method Details
Not specified
Tender Suitability
SME
Awardee Scale
Not specified

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

45 - Construction work


CPV Codes

45000000 - Construction work

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
Not specified
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
14 Dec 20223 years ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
9 Jan 2023Expired
Award Date
Not specified
Contract Period
Not specified - Not specified
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

Tender Status
Planning
Lots Status
Not Specified
Awards Status
Not Specified
Contracts Status
Not Specified

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
MINISTRY OF DEFENCE
Contact Name
Sqn Ldr Martyn Donald
Contact Email
martyn.donald712@mod.gov.uk
Contact Phone
Not specified

Buyer Location

Locality
BRISTOL
Postcode
BS34 8JH
Post Town
Bristol
Country
England

Major Region (ITL 1)
TLK South West (England)
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLK5 West of England
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLK52 Bath & North East Somerset and South Gloucestershire
Delivery Location
Not specified

Local Authority
South Gloucestershire
Electoral Ward
Stoke Park & Cheswick
Westminster Constituency
Filton and Bradley Stoke

Further Information

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